Pressure for greater accountability is being exerted on programs for care of terminally ill and increasing demand for evaluation research. Components, implications, and limitations of evaluation systems are discussed, and their application in the terminal care setting addressed. Buckingham evaluation of hospice home care service is cited as a…

Advocates easily understood and equitable methods of distributing faculty workload and including on evaluation profiles only those items that are related to the workload, to improve faculty performance and assure educational quality. (TP)

Just as the Grey Squirrel and the Little Owl were brought to England by well-intentioned enthusiasts so also are well meaning educational enthusiasts anxious to import attainment tests from America. In the former case the results were disastrous for ecology and this research stresses some of the lessons to be learned from the American experience…

Shows why English department chairpersons feel that they are under a state of siege; suggests that chairpersons form bonds with other humanities chairpersons, help faculty members understand current difficulties, take the idea of accountability seriously, focus on student writing skills, and try to determine which courses are educationally…

The role of the dissertation in the education of Ph.D. candidates is addressed. Objections to the dissertation requirement, including excessive time demands and the sterile effects on later research, are examined, and recommendations for changes in rationale and end-product requirements are made. A 17-item bibliography is provided. (JMD)

Describes the three interrelated systems of management control implemented by Amarillo College to improve accountability and reduce costs: (1) use of a management consulting firm to increase productivity; (2) installation of a computerized energy management unit; and (3) implementation of a merit-only salary-raise program applicable to all college…

The classics are often neglected because modern educators consider them irrelevant. Yet, studying the classics facilitates mastery of standard English and stimulates intellectual awareness, both necessary to compete satisfactorily in the United States. Furthermore, liberal education stimulates students to continue learning. Adult schools, along…

The author explains how a humanistic curriculum can function as a component of systems in which learning outcomes are predicted, and in which students' and teachers' responsibilities are defined clearly. (GW)

Guidance is provided to organizational personnel in establishing a means for assessing the effectiveness of a new performance appraisal system. (TA)

A Colloquium on Government and Higher Education resulted in this appeal, containing four steps trustees can take to deal with the increasing problem of the governmental presence. Focus is on ways in which trustees can provide policy guidance to their institutions to preserve their individual characteristics and independence of action. (Author/LBH)

This paper is concerned with the norm-referenced, standardized achievement, aptitude, and intelligence tests that are being administered to elementary and secondary school children in our schools today. Why do school systems continue the use of standardized tests despite all the abuse being heaped on the practice? (Author)

The author discusses the rapidly changing demands by institutions of higher education on the functions of counseling centers and how these demands affect the interaction between counseling centers and counseling psychology training programs. He relates some aspects of the identity of counseling psychology that must change. (Author/JEL)

Strong parental action can be a force to make teachers and administrators accountable for lack of academic achievement in children. (JD)

The authors suggest that Management by Objectives combines the necessary elements to assist any pupil personnel team to be accountable, to evaluate effectively, and to manage resources properly. This article provides an overview of the process for implementing and MBO system in the pupil personnel services. (Author)

A general discussion is offered of the future of the humanities and their need to adapt to the new methods of instruction and evaluation suggested by faculty development. (Author/LBH)